INTRODUCTION TO THE DEVOUT LIFE - ST FRANCIS deSALES Christmas Gifts for Him How the virtues served these

How the virtues served these saints as combat armor

He was prompted to write down what he received

In Lent and Easter Wisdom from Pope John Paul II

His personal odyssey mirrored that of the Catholic Church in facing the challenges of the times: two world wars

time and again

INTRODUCTION TO THE DEVOUT LIFE - ST FRANCIS deSALES Christmas Gifts for Him How the virtues served theseAs no sensible person would make a long road trip without first consulting a map, so the person intent upon gaining Heaven should first resort to a competent guide to reach that Goal of all goals. And no better guide to Heaven exists than An Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales (1567 1622), Doctor of the Church. It is at once easy to read, being laid out in short chapters, yet thorough, authoritative, reliable, kind and gentle a